| Bloom size: | Large: 4-5" |
| Bloom shape: | Other: Quartered |
| Petal count: | full: 26-40 petals |
| Rose bloom color: | Medium pink |
| Extra Bloom Info: | In small clusters |
| Rebloom: | None |
| Class: | Gallica |
| Extra Color Info: | Lilac-pink |
| Fragrance: | Strong |
| Hybridizer & year: | Jacques-Louis Descemet, before 1799 |
| Optimal growing zones: | USDA zones 4-8 |
| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Pink |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
| Uses: | Cut Flower |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip |
| Miscellaneous: | With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth |
« Add a new plant to the database
» Search the Roses Database: by characteristics or by cultivar name
« See the general plant entry for Roses (Rosa)
